Technical Officer, Essential Medicines

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 134,636 USD and 173,585 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

The mission of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the programme.

1- Coordinates the planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EMP programmes, including medical supply chain activities, with focus on the capacity building of relevant stakeholders including Afghan Food and Drug Administration (AFDA) on: (i) Marketing authorization; (ii) Pharmacovigilance, and (iii) GMP inspection.

2- Provide technical guidance to the national health authorities including MoPH and AFDA on the development, implementation and monitoring of national medicines policy and action plan in line with WHO Medicines Strategy. Monitor the availability of SSFFC medical products and report to WHO global monitoring system.

3- Coordinate with health partners on development and implementation of real time supply chain management and monitoring system and conduct regulatory framework review of quality assurance and protocol development/revisions.

4- Evaluate national regulatory systems to ensure appropriate oversight of the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines and other health technologies.

5- Develop and/or revise national policies and guidelines for: (i) selection of medicines, (ii) Medicine donations, (iii) Good Procurement practices and (iv) Good storage and distribution practices to ensure efficient flow of quality essential medicines and health products.

6- Liaise with the WHO team and national health authorities on quality control and assurance systems for procurement, supply chain management, distribution and storage, including cold storage of medical products and issues related to access of quality-assured medical products, market intelligence, pricing and the appropriate use of medical products at the various health care levels.

7- Provide technical advice to Member States on WHO prequalification of medical devices procedures and guidelines for manufacturers, and on quality management systems for public procurement and on ways to improve medical device management in health care facilities.

8- Oversees the impact of the supply chain management of medical products and new policies and strategies and, where needed, propose new supply management and pharmaceutical care initiatives to address the outbreaks and health emergencies needs, in collaboration with other team members and international partners.

9- Lead the coordination, the publishing and dissemination of information, documents and guidelines on best practices and coordinated efforts pertaining to the various technical activities.

10.-Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Master's degree in medicine, pharmacy or related pharmaceutical sciences from an accredited/recognizedinstitute. Desirable: Specialized training in regulation of medical products, emergency management, international aid or humanitarian principles.

Experience

Essential: At least seven years of relevant experience with proven international exposure in the area of essential medicines. Related experience working in outbreaks and/or other health emergency operations.

Desirable: Experience and skills in providing in-country technical support and building national capacity. Experience in policy development. Working experience in regulation of medical products. Relevant experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.

Skills

• Excellent technical knowledge in the field of medical products with focus on treatment of diseases with high public health impact.
• Excellent understanding of the concepts of access to medical products, supply chain management, rational selection and use.
• Independent judgement: and ability to anticipate new trends in the field of medical products and take actions accordingly.
• Working knowledge of medical product regulation is an asset.

WHO Competencies

WHO global Competencies model at http://www.who.int/employment/WHO_competencies_EN.pdf?ua=1

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Beginners knowledge of French.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 77,326 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2481 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.